Yesterday, to-day, and for ever : a poem, in twelve books . falling thou wilt fall to the lowest hell; But under Me thy seat of endless joy: If faithless found, thy everlasting shame; K faithful, this thy infinite renown. For, lowly as seems the earth compared with heaven, We, the Triune, have sworn that through mankind The angels and celestial potentates Shall all receive their full beatitude; 960 Yea, that Myself, the Uncreated Word, Joind to mankind, shall of mankind elect My Church, My chosen Bride, to share with Me My glory and My throne and endless love. I am the Bridegroom, and the Brid
Yesterday, to-day, and for ever : a poem, in twelve books . falling thou wilt fall to the lowest hell; But under Me thy seat of endless joy: If faithless found, thy everlasting shame; K faithful, this thy infinite renown. For, lowly as seems the earth compared with heaven, We, the Triune, have sworn that through mankind The angels and celestial potentates Shall all receive their full beatitude; 960 Yea, that Myself, the Uncreated Word, Joind to mankind, shall of mankind elect My Church, My chosen Bride, to share with Me My glory and My throne and endless love. I am the Bridegroom, and the Bride is Mine: But yours, ye angel choirs, may be the joy Pure and unselfish of the Bridegrooms friend. Only be humble: ministry is might. IV.] AND OF MEN. 149 And loving servitude is sceptral rule. Ye are My servants, and in serving men 970 Ye honor Me, and I will honor you. So spake the Son,.and forthwith rose pathway heralded with choral hymns,Till on the heavenly Zion He regaindHis Fathers bosom and His Fathers throne. KND OF THE FOURTH Book JFiftf). THE FALL OF ANGELS AND OF MEN. When throned on that aerial firmament Messiah singled out great Lucifer As His vicegerent over all the earth, Haply not one of the celestial hosts But felt in that archangels rule mankind Had surest safeguard against harm. Such power, Such glory, such supremacy of will Was his. Even now his eclipsed majesty, Though falln, oershadows potentates of heaven. But I have seen him, when sublime he came 10 Forth from the presence of the Increate, His eye glistening with joy for some design Of lofty enterprise beyond our reach Safely confided to his puissant arm; Some new apocalypse of truth vouchsafed To him, as prophet, to reveal to us. J THE FALL OF ANGELS AND OF MEN. 151 Things which to other angels seemd obscure, Were crystal in his eyes: born to command; In stature as in strength above his peers; With whom and him comparison was not, 20 Except with Michael, next in princely rank, And G
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